NonprofitsWashington Drama Society Inc

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Washington Drama Society Inc

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$63.9M

Total expenses

$26.4M

Net assets

$119.1M

Grants received

$8.8M

116 grants

EIN

530246894

Tax year

2023

Mission

Arena stage is a center for the production, presentation, development & study of the american theater.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$6.7M
Program service revenue$10.3M
Investment income$6.3M
Other revenue$40.5M
Total revenue$63.9M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$12.1M
Fundraising$1.9M
Other expenses$14.4M
Total expenses$26.4M
Total assets$124.8M
Net assets$119.1M

People

50 listed

NameRoleCompensation

EDGAR DOBIE

PRESIDENT/EXEC. PRODUCER

Board

$414K

40 hrs/wk

JOSEPH BERARDELLI

TREASURER/CFO

Board

$172K

40 hrs/wk

HANA SHARIF

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Board

$169K

40 hrs/wk

ALISON IRVIN

LEADERSHIP OFFICE MANAGER / SECRETARY

Board

$100K

40 hrs/wk

ALETHIA JACKSON

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RICHARD A NEWMAN

VICE CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

DAVID E SHIFFRIN

VICE CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MICHELE P TOTH

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SHAWNA WATLEY

VICE CHAIR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

JAN ADAMS

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANDREW R AMMERMAN

TRUSTEE

Board

5 hrs/wk

LINDA BAUMANN

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

DEBORAH E BOWLES

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

SUSAN CARTER

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CELANDRA DEANE-BESS

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JOSEPH DIGANGI

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JERI EPSTEIN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

RICHARD FEINSTEIN

TRUSTEE

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

DAVID FISHER

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

STEPHENIE FOSTER

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DR DONALD WALLACE JONES

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

RICKI KANTER

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ELISSA LEONARD

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

JOHN LYNHAM

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DAVID B H MARTIN

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

JILL MCGOVERN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ROBERT PINCUS

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ILENE ROSENTHAL

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

TIFFENY SANCHEZ

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MIGNON SMITH

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

SHEILA STAMPFLI

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

MICHAEL S STEELE

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

WHITNEY HUBBARD

YOUNG PATRONS TRUSTEE

Board

0.1 hrs/wk

LEE G RUBENSTEIN

LIFE TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

BETH NEWBURGER SCHWARTZ

LIFE TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

B THOMAS MANSBACH

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CATHERINE GUTTMAN-MCCABE

CHAIR

Board

10 hrs/wk

DECKER ANSTROM

IMMED. PAST CHAIR

Board

8 hrs/wk

JUDITH N BATTY

VICE CHAIR

Board

4 hrs/wk

MICHELE G BERMAN

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JEFFREY M BUSCH

VICE CHAIR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

KRISTEN DONOGHUE

VICE CHAIR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

RICK FROEHLICH

VICE CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

NICHOLAS GOAD

VICE CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MOLLY SMITH

FORMER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR - TO 6/2023

Staff

$312K

40 hrs/wk

SHONALI BURKE

CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

Staff

$194K

40 hrs/wk

RYAN MERKEL

CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Staff

$172K

40 hrs/wk

MARIA LEE LEWIS

INTERIM DIRECTOR, HR

Staff

$123K

40 hrs/wk

JOHN K MONNETT

CONTROLLER/INTERIM DIRECTOR, FINANCE

Staff

$122K

40 hrs/wk

ROBERT HAND

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION

Staff

$111K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

AKA NYC LIMITED

MEDIA & MARKETING

$636K

GIGAWATT GROUP LLC

MEDIA & MARKETING

$374K

HARRIS

HVAC SERVICES

$369K

WILLIS TOWERS WATSON SOUTHEAST INC

ADVISORY

$323K

VOMELA COMMERCIAL

GRAPHIC DESIGN

$258K

Grants received

Showing 116 of 116

FromAmountPurposeYear
$950K
TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE AMERICAN THEATER
2024
$75K
Sponsorship of various events
2024
$65K
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
2024
$25K
MARGARET ABELL POWELL FUND GRANT
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS
2024
$3K
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2024
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$331K
CULTURE & ARTS
2023
$325K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
2023
$125K
Sponsorship of various 2023 performances
2023
$96K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$84K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$65K
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
2023
$56K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$40K
GENERAL OPERATIONS/DONATIONS
2023
$15K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$10K
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS
2023
$6K
ARTS, CULTURE
2023
$5K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2023
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$600
IN SUPPORT OF RF DONATIONS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
2023
$325K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL
2022
$226K
CULTURE & ARTS
2022
$94K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$81K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$54K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$25K
MARGARET ABELL POWELL FUND GRNT
2022
$19K
ARTS, CULTURE
2022
$15K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$10K
ARENA STAGE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
2022
$10K
ARENA STAGE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS
2022
$8K
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR WASHINGTON DRAMA SOCIETY, INC.
2022
$5K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ARENA STAGE.
2022
$5K
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2022
$600
MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM - FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION
2022
$325K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$201K
CULTURE & ARTS
2021
$173K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$142K
COVID RELIEF ASSISTANCE
2021
$54K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$50K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$50K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$15K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$5K
The Arena Stage- General Support
2021
$5K
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2021
$3K
Program Support
2021
$605K
GENERAL SUPPORTING
2020
$325K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$208K
CULTURE & ARTS
2020
$200K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$100K
Sponsorship of the August Wilson Festival and other productions
2020
$75K
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
2020
$69K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$39K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$35K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$30K
Arena Stage - General Support
2020
$26K
General support
2020
$20K
MARGARET ABELL POWELL FUND GRNT
2020
$15K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$11K
YOUTH OUTREACH TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
2020
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$10K
ANNUAL FUND
2020
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ARENA STAGE
2020
$2K
General Support: Arena Stage
2020
$1K
Roaring Back Fund of Arena Stage
2020
$955
EMPLOYEE MATCHING GRANT
2020
$184K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$166K
CULTURE & ARTS
2019
$75K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$61K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$40K
Sponsorship of various events
2019
$26K
General support
2019
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT TOWARDS CHARITABLE MISSION
2019
$11K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2019
$10K
DESIGNATED AND/OR GRANTED IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
2019
$100
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$234K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$108K
General Support building
2018
$41K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2018
$25K
General Support
2018
$15K
Arena Stage's 2018-2019 Season
2018
$250K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2017
$149K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$133K
GENERAL OPERATIONS/DONATIONS
2017
$108K
General Support building
2017
$20K
DESIGNATED AND/OR GRANTED IN SUPPORT OF AGENCY PROGRAMS
2017
$16K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2017

Funded by

$8.8M from 45 funders · 116 grants · 2017–2024

National Philanthropic Trust

$1.4M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

The Shubert Foundation Inc

$1.3M · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$1.0M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

$950K · 1 grant · 2024

Greater Washington Community Foundation

$861K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Latino Economic Development Corporation

$748K · 2 grants · 2020–2021

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$407K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

$362K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Details

EIN530246894
NTEE codeA650
Subsection03
Ruling date1960-11
Formed1959
Employees378
Volunteers700
WASHINGTON DRAMA SOCIETY INC — Mission, Financials & Grants Received | Grantivo